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Phone: Address: 55 W. Wacker Drive 9th Floor, 60601 Coordinates: 41.886770,-87.630040 Education: BA in Political Science, Minor in Economics - University of Illinois at Chicago Achievements: Law students participate by submitting papers on any issue of bankruptcy law or procedure, with particular emphasis on matters arising in federal courts in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. This competition honors Judge Schwartz’s well-recognized commitment to the development and integrity of insolvency and restructuring practice., First Place, John D. Schwartz Memorial Writing Competition, Bankruptcy Liaison Committee for the Northern District of Illinois, 2015 The Medal of Excellence program was developed by Christopher F. Graham of the New York law firm of Thatcher Proffitt & Wood and inaugurated by the ABI in 1997. Participating law schools may nominate the student with the highest grade in a bankruptcy course or other area of bankruptcy scholarship for the award. http://www.kentlaw.iit.edu/news/2015/paul-geske-receives-american-bankruptcy-institute-medal-of-excellence#sthash.8FS0ThJz.dpuf, American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2015; The Medal of Excellence program was developed by Christopher F. Graham of the New York law firm of Thatcher Proffitt & Wood and inaugurated by the ABI in 1997. Participating law schools may nominate the student with the highest grade in a bankruptcy course or other area of bankruptcy scholarship for the award. http://www.kentlaw.iit.edu/news/2015/paul-geske-receives-american-bankruptcy-institute-medal-of-excellence#sthash.8FS0ThJz.dpuf, American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2015 Bio: Paul T. Geske is a partner at McGuire Law, where he focuses his practice on class actions and complex civil litigation. Located in Chicago, Illinois, Mr. Geske has handled a number of high-profile lawsuits at the trial and appellate court levels before both state and federal courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Geske has been admitted to practice since 2015. Prior to joining McGuire Law, Paul worked for a leading litigation firm in Chicago, and served as a judicial extern for the Honorable James R. Epstein at the Illinois First District Court of Appeals, Fourth Division. Paul received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. During law school, Paul was an Executive Articles Editor of the Chicago-Kent Law Review and an editor for the Seventh Circuit Review. He was also awarded the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Medal of Excellence for his scholarship and won the inaugural Judge John D. Schwartz Memorial writing competition. Paul received his B.A., cum laude, from the University of Illinois at Chicago.